1969 Isle of Man TT

The 1969 Isle of Man TT, the fourth round of the 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved a number of races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. For the second year running Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2:09.40.2 to win by almost nine minutes. There were three "production" categories; Malcolm Uphill won the 750 cc, Graham Penny the 500 cc and Mike Rogers the 250 cc. German pairs won both sidecar events; Klaus Enders and Ralf Engelhardt in the 500 cc and Siegfried Schauzu and H.Schneider in the 750 cc. Kel Carruthers won the Lightweight 250 cc race, while Dave Simmonds won the Lightweight 125 cc.

1969 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Malcolm Uphill	Triumph	99.99 mph	1.07.55.4
2	Paul Smart	Norton	99.37 mph	1.08.21.2
3	Darryl Pendlebury	Triumph	99.66 mph	1.10.16.2
4	Mick Andrew	Norton	95.18 mph	1.11.21.8
5	Steve Jolly	Triumph	93.19 mph	1.12.53.0
6	Tony Jefferies	Triumph	93.13 mph	1.12.56.2
7	Martin Carney	Triumph	93.00 mph	1.13.02.0
8	Pat Mohoney	BSA	92.39 mph	1.13.30.8
9	Paul Butler	Triumph	91.09 mph	1.14.34.0
10	Len Phelps	Triumph	90.76 mph	1.14.50.0

1969 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Graham Penny	Honda	88.18 mph	1.17.01.6
2	Ray Knight	Triumph	87.64 mph	1.17.30.4
3	Ron Baylie	Triumph	85.90 mph	1.19.04.0
4	Adrian T Cooper	Suzuki	85.17 mph	1.19.45.4
5	Hugh Evans	BSA	85.17 mph	1.19.45.6
6	Mick Chatterton	Triumph	83.97 mph	1.20.53.6
7	Brian Warburton	Triumph	82.21 mph	1.22.37.8
8	A.Allen	Triumph	74.87 mph	1.30.43.6

1969 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Mike Rogers	Ducati	88.79 mph	1.21.03.8
2	Frank Whiteway	Suzuki	88.29 mph	1.21.33.4
3	Chas Mortimer	Ducati	82.01 mph	1.22.49.6
4	George E.Leigh	Bultaco	81.26 mph	1.23.35.2
5	Clive Thompsett	Ducati	80.18 mph	1.24.43.2
6	Bill G Benson	Suzuki	79.21 mph	1.24.45.4
7	T.Holdsworth	Suzuki	78.87 mph	1.26.18.6
8	Tom Loughridge	Suzuki	76.00 mph	1.26.18.6
9	Charlie Mates	Yamaha	75.40 mph	1.30.14.6
10	John Williams	Honda	68.60 mph	1.39.35.6

1969 Isle of Man Sidecar 500 cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.2 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt		West Germany	BMW	92.48 mph	1:13.27.0	15
2	Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider		West Germany	BMW	90.99 mph	1:14.39.4	12
3	Helmut Fath/W.Kalauch		West Germany	URS named after Fath's hometown Ursenbach	90.56 mph	1:15.0.0	10
4	Arseneus Butscher/J.Huber		West Germany	BMW	83.55 mph	1:21.18.0	8
5	F.Linnarz/P.Kuehnmund		West Germany	BMW	81.96 mph	1:22.52.0	6
6	Dick Hawes/J.Mann		United Kingdom	Seeley	81.73 mph	1:23.06.6	5
7	Norman Hanks/Rose Hanks		United Kingdom	BSA	81.00 mph	1:23.51.4	4
8	Bill Copson/Dane Rowe		United Kingdom	BMW	80.34 mph	1:24.32.8	3
9	Dennis Keen/M.S.Wotherspoon		United Kingdom	Triumph	78.31 mph	1:26.44.0	2
10	T Harris/B.L.Harris		United Kingdom	Triumph	78.31 mph	1:26.44.0	1

1969 Isle of Man Sidecar 750 cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider	BMW	89.83 mph	1.15.36.8
2	Peter Brown/Mick Casey	BSA	85.65 mph	1.19.18.2
3	Bill Currie/F.Kay	LWC	81.72 mph	1.23.07.4
4	Mick Boddice/Clive Pollington	BSA	81.02 mph	1.23.50.4
5	Derek Plummer/Malcolm Brett	Triumph	80.06 mph	1.24.16.2
6	Mick Horsepole/G.J.Horsepole	Triumph	80.53 mph	1.24.32.2
7	Gordon Fox/H.Sanderson	Triumph	76.89 mph	1.25.01.2
8	Bill Cooper/D B Argent	WEC	79.58 mph	1.25.21.0
9	Bob Kewley/D.Tucker	BSA	78.61 mph	1.26.24.0
10	Denis Kneen/M.E.Wotherspoon	Triumph	78.48 mph	1.26.33.0

1969 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250 cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Kel Carruthers		Australia	Benelli	95.95 mph	2:21.35.2	15
2	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	93.69 mph	2:24.59.4	12
3	Santiago Herrero		Spain	Ossa	92.82 mph	2:26.21.0	10
4	Mick Chatterton		United Kingdom	Yamaha	91.96 mph	2:29.01.0	8
5	Frank Whiteway		United Kingdom	Suzuki	90.13 mph	2:30.41.4	6
6	Derek Chatterton		United Kingdom	Yamaha	89.51 mph	2:31.46.0	5
7	Stan Woods		United Kingdom	Yamaha	89.22 mph	2:32.15.2	4
8	František Šťastný		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	89.11 mph	2:32.25.2	3
9	Ian Richards		United Kingdom	Yamaha	88.08 mph	2:34.13.0	2
10	Gordon Keith		United Kingdom	Yamaha	88.00 mph	2:34.22.0	1

1969 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125 cc final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Kawasaki	91.08 mph	1:14.34.6	15
2	Kel Carruthers		Australia	Aermacchi	84.43 mph	1:20.27.2	12
3	Garry Dickinson		United Kingdom	Honda	83.67 mph	1:21.10.6	10
4	Steve Murray		United Kingdom	Honda	83.24 mph	1:21.36.2	8
5	John Kiddie		United Kingdom	Honda	81.05 mph	1:23.48.0	6
6	Carl Ward		United Kingdom	Bultaco	80.58 mph	1:24.17.8	5
7	John Shacklady		United Kingdom	Bultaco	80.27 mph	1:24.37.0	4
8	Charles Garner		United Kingdom	Bultaco	70.14 mph	1:25.49.6	3
9	J Pasquiet		France	Bultaco	78.39 mph	1:26.39.2	2
10	Tom Loughridge		United Kingdom	Bultaco	77.88 mph	1:27.12.8	1

1969 Isle of Man Junior TT 350 cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	101.81 mph	2:13.25.4	15
2	Brian Steenson		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	94.60 mph	2:23.36.4	12
3	Jack Findlay		Australia	Aermacchi	93.89 mph	2:24.41.2	10
4	Tom Dickie		United Kingdom	Seeley	92.90 mph	2:26.13.0	8
5	Terry Grotefeld		United Kingdom	Seeley	92.58 mph	2:26.44.0	6
6	Selwyn Griffiths		United Kingdom	AJS	90.89 mph	2:29.27.6	5
7	John Findlay		United Kingdom	Norton	90.87 mph	2:29.29.4	4
8	Billy Guthrie		United Kingdom	Yamaha	90.65 mph	2:29.51.8	3
9	M.Hatherall		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	90.63 mph	2:29.53.6	2
10	R.Graham		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	90.03 mph	2:30.53.0	1

1969 Isle of Man Senior TT 500 cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	104.75 mph	2:09.40.2	15
2	Alan Barnett		United Kingdom	Metisse	98.28 mph	2:18.12.6	12
3	Tom Dickie		United Kingdom	Seeley	97.92 mph	2:18.44.2	10
4	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	Seeley	97.69 mph	2:19.03.4	8
5	John Findlay		United Kingdom	Norton	96.17 mph	2:21.15.6	6
6	Ron Chandler		United Kingdom	Seeley	95.87 mph	2:21.42.8	5
7	Steve Jolly		United Kingdom	Seeley	93.78 mph	2:24.51.8	4
8	Selwyn Griffiths		United Kingdom	Matchless	93.30 mph	2:25.36.8	3
9	Peter Darvill		United Kingdom	Norton	93.29 mph	2:25.37.6	2
10	Steve Spencer		United Kingdom	Metisse	92.98 mph	2:26.06.0	1

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map